New Zealand competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. The New Zealand Olympic Committee was represented by 97 athletes and 60 officials.
Danyon Loader — Swimming, men's 200 metres freestyle
Danyon Loader — Swimming, men's 400 metres freestyle
Blyth Tait — Equestrian, three-day event individual competition (mixed)
Sally Clark — Equestrian, three-day event individual competition (mixed)
Barbara Kendall — Sailing, women's Mistral individual competition
Vicki Latta, Andrew Nicholson, Blyth Tait and Vaughn Jefferis — Equestrian, three-day event team competition (mixed)
New Zealand sent only one archer to Atlanta. He was defeated in the first round.
Men's Individual Competition:
Andrew Lindsay Round of 64 → 46th place (0-1)
Key
Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track & road events
Combined events – Decathlon
Women
Track & road events
Field events
Men's Heavyweight (91 kg):
Garth da Silva
First round — Beat Cathal O'Grady (Ireland) after referee stops contest in first round
Second round — Lost to Seguei Dychkov (Belarus) on points 12-8
Women's individual road race
Susy Pryde
Final — 02:37:06 (→ 31st place)
Rebecca Bailey
Final — 02:37:06 (→ 33rd place)
Jacqui Nelson
Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's individual time trial
Jacqui Nelson
Final — 40:48 (→ 20th place)
Rebecca Bailey
Final — 41:45 (→ 22nd place)
Men's points race
Glenn McLeay
Final — 6 points (→ 8th place)
Men's team pursuit
Tim Carswell, Greg Henderson, ...... and ...... (→ 8th place)
Women's cross country
Kathy Lynch
Final — 1:57.40 (→ 8th place)
New Zealand qualified five boats for the 1996 Summer Olympics: men's single sculls, men's pair, men's coxless four, men's lightweight double sculls, and women's double sculls.
Men
Women
Men's 50 m freestyle
Nicholas Tongue
Heat — 23.73 (→ did not advance, 40th place)
Men's 100 m freestyle
Trent Bray
Heat — 51.18 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
Men's 200 m freestyle
Danyon Loader
Heat — 1:48.48
Final — 1:47.63 (→ Gold Medal)
Trent Bray
Heat — 1:51.59 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's 400 m freestyle
Danyon Loader
Heat — 3:51.54
Final — 3:47.97 (→ Gold Medal)
Men's 1500 m freestyle
Scott Cameron
Heat — 15:56.60 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Men's 100 m backstroke
Jonathan Winter
Heat — 56.92 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Men's 100 m breaststroke
Paul Kent
Heat — 1:02.76
B-Final — 1:03.05 (→ 14th place)
Men's 100 m butterfly
Danyon Loader
Heat — 55.39 (→ did not advance, 34th place)
Men's 200 m butterfly
Danyon Loader
Heat — 2:00.81 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
John Steel, Walter Tongue, Danyon Loader, and Trent Bray
Heat — 3:21.65 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay
Trent Bray, Murray Burdan, Scott Cameron, and Danyon Loader
Heat — 7:24.35 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay
Jonathan Winter, Paul Kent, Danyon Loader, and Trent Bray
Heat — 3:45.80 (→ did not advance, 14th place)
Women's 50 m freestyle
Alison Fitch
Heat — 26.74 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
Women's 100 m freestyle
Alison Fitch
Heat — 57.71 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Women's 200 m freestyle
Dionne Bainbridge
Heat — 2:02.69
B-Final — 2:03.20 (→ 15th place)
Women's 400 m freestyle
Dionne Bainbridge
Heat — 4:16.47
B-Final — 4:16.79 (→ 14th place)
Women's 100 m backstroke
Lydia Lipscombe
Heat — 1:03.61
B-Final — 1:03.30 (→ 11th place)
Women's 200 m backstroke
Anna Simcic
Heat — 2:13.74
Final — 2:14.04 (→ 6th place)
Lydia Lipscombe
Heat — 2:19.54 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Women's 100 m breaststroke
Anna Wilson
Heat — 1:12.93 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
Women's 200 m individual medley
Anna Wilson
Heat — 2:19.97 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Women's 400 m individual medley
Anna Wilson
Heat — 4:55.72 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay
Sarah Catherwood, Alison Fitch, Anna Wilson, and Dionne Bainbridge
Heat — 8:14.98 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay
Lydia Lipscombe, Anna Wilson, Anna Simcic, and Alison Fitch
Heat — 4:19.83 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Men's Singles Competition:
Brett Steven
First round — Lost to Arnaud Boetsch (France) in 2-6, 7-6, 2-6
Glenn Hamilton and Reid Hamilton — 17th place overall
